At the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the best birthday poems.One title on the list:
"A Birthday Present" by Sylvia PlathRead about the other poems on the list.
In Plath's poetic world, birthday gifts are not exactly cheering. "I will only take it and go aside quietly. / You will not even hear me opening it, no paper crackle, // No falling ribbons, no scream at the end. / I do not think you credit me with this discretion."
--Marshal Zeringue
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